The Oregonian/OregonLive sports staff is delivering its picks for a pivotal Week 8 of college football, in which plenty of top-ranked drama is poised to unfold.

The No. 8 Oregon Ducks travel to Piscataway, New Jersey, to face Rutgers in hopes of rebounding from last week’s loss to No. 3 Indiana. Later, the Oregon State Beavers will host the Lafayette Leopards in the Beavers’ first game under interim head coach Robb Ackey, marking the beginning of a new chapter for the program after firing coach Trent Bray on Sunday.

The national spotlight shines on various high-ranking matchups this weekend, including No. 20 USC at No. 13 Notre Dame, No. 23 Utah at No. 15 BYU, No. 10 LSU at No. 17 Vanderbilt and No. 5 Ole Miss at No. 9 Georgia.

Here’s a look at our picks for 15 games:

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